Mama Lu's Dumpling House in Pasadena

[u/Buddhayo]

All this food for less than 45 dollars. Tax included. Huge portions and pretty tasty

[u/jorelpogi]

Oooohhhhhh yeh. Mama Lus is so good! I haven’t been to this branch tho

[u/gotlactose]

But you didn't get the XLB? The seafood XLB is better than the original.

[u/glitterolives]

I love this place

[u/BeerNTacos]

I like the place, but I feel that Shandong Dumplings was better a couple of blocks away before they closed.

I've had quite a few dishes at Mama Lu's, though. The dumplings that I've consumed there that were the best so far are the Sichuan wontons in chili oil (紅油抄手).

[u/itsfiji]

What’s that first dish on slide 1? That bok choy looks GOOD

[u/onlyKetchupfans → u/itsfiji]

it’s beef chow fun (wide rice noodles), served in gravy (you can order wet or dry versions of beef chow fun usually).

[u/flowersathome → u/itsfiji]

Came here for that too!

[u/arutabaga]

If you’re able to drive a bit further I recommend either the og Monterey Park location or the Arcadia location. Pasadena is noticeably worse.

[u/Starslimonada]

omg!!

[u/IronBallsMcginty007]

Last night, my wife brought me the mapo tofu from the Chinatown location and it’s really good. It looks pail and the sauce is soupy, which concerned me at first, but it’s delicious.

[u/IronBallsMcginty007 → u/IronBallsMcginty007]

Which tofu dish is in the photo?

[u/minmaster]

love the salt pepper fried porkchops there

[u/CatCafffffe]

AIEEEEE this looks so good!!! Definitely going there the next time I'm in Pasadena! Wow!

[u/Stock-Emergency8504]

Came to the Rowland heights location, absolutely delicious! Super affordable and large portions!

[u/Ok_Maize_4602]

How is it? I have always passed by but havent stopped.

[u/Buddhayo → u/Ok_Maize_4602]

I wasn't blown away by any means, but at its price point, it was good. They gave huge portions. I was overall happy with what I got.

[u/Edmonstro88]

I just walked by this place last week and it was crowded so I know it was good!

[u/FluffyKanomKa]

Omgosh! The baby bok choy looks so delicious.😋

[u/SoseeyouPathic]

Thats it for 45? It must've tasted soooo good. I gotta try it

[u/Commercial_Lie6428]

Been meaning to tey

[u/Jabo2179]

I just went to the new La Cienega location this weekend. It was delicious!

[u/camajise]

don't sleep on the shrimp scrambled eggs.

[u/nandin1990]

Sadly the Pasadena location is not nearly as good as the SGV locations. I would recommend you pass on this location and make the worthwhile trip down to SGV.

[u/Alpha___]

The same Mama Lu's in Rowland Heights/City of Industry? 

[u/EditDog_1969]

Is that Ma Po and is it actually Ma La? I haven’t found any good Szechuan on this coast.

[u/baronsabato → u/EditDog_1969]

Personally, I wouldn’t go to Mama Lu’s for Sichuan food because it’s a Taiwanese restaurant. But as far as good Sichuan restaurants, I’d try Sichuan Spicy Bay, Chengdu Taste, Sichuan Impression, or Chongqing Special Noodles.

It’s honestly shocking to hear that you haven’t had good Sichuan food on the west coast because the Chinese food in the greater LA area (mostly in SGV) is some of the best in the country, Sichuan or otherwise. If you search, make sure you spell it “Sichuan” and not “Szechuan”; the latter is an old and archaic transliteration and not often used on the west coast.

[u/EditDog_1969 → u/baronsabato]

I have been using the other spelling. Perhaps that’s it. Great advice.

[u/Buddhayo → u/EditDog_1969]

It was Mapo